SoberLeigh

I absolutely hated myself so many times when I would try to get sober, fail, and repeat the process over and over again. This is a new day, Liss; look forward, not back; learn from the past but don't look back.

You were able to maintain sobriety for 9 months; that is a huge accomplishment and indicative of a strong character and will. You can do this.

Is there a friend you can call for this immediate crisis? Is there a suicide hotline in your area? There is always the ER. Stay strong. Let us help you.

gleefan

Briggsy, I love your posts about fabulous nonalcoholic beverages. I bought Yogi herbal Indian Spice Tea. No caffeine, no calories, and a sweet, aromatic chai flavor. Really good.

I am gearing up -- bracing myself? -- for my short trip tonight. I'm not getting drinks with dinner. If pressed for a reason, my response is going to be that I'm on the 21 day sugar detox diet. (It's a whole-foods based diet, and I'm actually trying it out, but that's another story). I haven't come out to anyone about the real reason why I'm not drinking, that I'm an alcoholic, and there's no such thing as just one for me. I am not planning on coming out to a group of my kids' friends' parents, who may have personal baggage or misinformation associated with the word.

My husband and I had an interesting exchange last night. I asked him if he was going to drink to excess tonight, and just get out if it, which is ironic because he usually braces himself for not knowing where that first drink will take me.

SoberLeigh

20+ inches of snow here and a huge driveway to shovel.!!!! 94 degrees - how I wish!!!. (ssssh; quiet - bad attempt at humor.!!!):

alexc1991

Kind of concerned about my dad's job. My dad's lost his job a lot in the past few years, which resulted in a large amount of stress within the family. We've had to move into our grandparents because they could no longer afford to pay rent for the house. My dad had gotten a new job within the past year and I thought it was going well. His company was just recently bought out by an investment group (scary) and they are holding a meeting for all of the employees.

Everyone knows all investment groups care about is $$$$$$. I'm just afraid he's going to lose his job again. Just needed to vent. As far as staying sober, I still remain to do so, no matter how stressed out I will be. I'm just afraid of being let down again, he's lost his job so many times (not his fault, the companies really) that I'm slowly losing faith.

Dee74

Hope things work our ok Alex
Hope you're feeling better today Liss - check in?

ok - time for a new part for this thread...join us here:
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